Video: ScanSnap Folder On Windows Lets You Scan From Any Application

Video: ScanSnap Folder On Windows Lets You Scan From Any Application

ScanSnap FolderSo you know how you always hear that the Fujitsu ScanSnap doesn’t support TWAIN?[1]

That is true, but recently the company slipped in a new feature that I don’t think gets quite enough visibility: the ability to scan and attach a document from anywhere on Windows using what they call the ScanSnap Folder.

It’s Windows only unfortunately, but this video shows you how it works.

View the video below, or click here to watch it on YouTube. If you are able to, I recommend that you watch it with HD turned on.

This video on the ScanSnap Folder is part of a series of quick videos on paperless tips and topics. View more in the series here.


  1. Not sure what TWAIN is? Check out this TWAIN video.  ↩

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Brooks Duncan helps individuals and small businesses go paperless. He's been an accountant, a software developer, a manager in a very large corporation, and has run DocumentSnap since 2008. You can find Brooks on Twitter at @documentsnap or @brooksduncan. Thanks for stopping by.

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Fujitsu ScanSnap iX500 Review | Tips To Learn How To Go Paperless | DocumentSnap Paperless Blog - January 8, 2013 Reply

[…] all ScanSnaps, the iX500 does not support TWAIN, so if you think you need it, give the ScanSnap Folder functionality a look. If that still does not meet your needs, you will probably need to look […]

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